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July 26, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on NRCPD CEO to step down in autumn ahead of regulator’s new strategy

The Chief Executive Officer of NRCPD, Marcus Hawthorn, is to step down later this year, as he says it is […]

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

The family of a 60-year-old Deaf woman have accused a London NHS Trust of violating her human rights, after she […]

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Applications open for UK Government’s BSL Advisory Board

Applications to join the UK Government’s British Sign Language (BSL) Advisory Board have now opened, as work on implementing the […]

July 18, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Liam O’Dell: Why I co-created a Twitter bot for BSL interpreter requests

Not all social media bots are bad. For those of you who – like me – are avid Twitter users, […]

July 13, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Over 25,000 people call for more accessible video on-demand services

Deaf campaigners were among those who handed in a petition to government on Tuesday demanding improved accessibility for video on-demand […]

July 8, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Work on BSL Advisory Council ‘will continue to go ahead’ following Boris Johnson’s resignation, DWP confirm

Recruitment for the council advising the UK Government on British Sign Language (BSL) will “continue to go ahead”, despite Boris […]

July 7, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on ‘Bear Ear Clinic’ to give free ‘hearing aids’ to Norwich teddy bears

Children in Norwich will be able to have their teddy bears fitted with ‘hearing aids’ this weekend, as part of […]

July 4, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on Improved support for deaf children born to hearing parents to be explored in £1m study

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are to investigate how to best help deaf children from hearing families […]

July 1, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

Comments Off on BSL Advisory Board will have ‘minimum of 16 members’

The non-statutory group of British Sign Language (BSL) users advising the UK Government on the BSL Act will be made […]

June 29, 2022 by Liam O'Dell

The non-statutory advisory board advising on the British Sign Language (BSL) Act will be made up of nine BSL users, […]